gonad

名词 n.
英 /ˈɡəʊ.næd/    美 /ˈɡoʊ.næd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
    — The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother.
  2. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.; A testicle. in-plural,slang

词形变化

gonads plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai
Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai)
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ)
Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō)
Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs)
New Latin gonadēsbor.
English gonad
From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”).
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